'The half went well, but it's all about the marathon' David Gillick reflects on a positive half-marathon run last weekend and outlines the importance in fuelling correctly in helping to achieve your running goals. Athletics • 29 Sep
Exciting Irish team can deliver medals at Worlds Saturday marks the start of the World Championships and not only is Ireland sending its largest team to compete, it's arguably the most in-form squad … Athletics • 18 Aug
Gillick: Irish athletics falling behind after Tokyo RTÉ athletics analyst David Gillick described the Tokyo Games as a "mixed" affair for Ireland's track and field competitors and admitted it was likely that … Athletics • 10 Aug 21
Championship running a dose of reality but hope remains A large and in-form Irish team travelled to Poland with big hopes of medals, but it was not to be, however, David Gillick believes there … Athletics • 08 Mar 21
Gillick: Wanting the full Olympics show just too risky The process of a scaled-back Olympics presents challenges, but it may be the only option for organisers of the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, says David Gillick. Olympics • 04 Jun 20
Ireland's chain gang: Zwift League gathers momentum Ireland's largest sporting event this weekend took place in homes around the country as more than 1,000 people registered to compete in a virtual cycling … Cycling • 12 Apr 20
Awesome athletes make testing Worlds one for the ages Despite the backdrop of another doping scandal, half-empty stadiums and gruelling conditions, the superb individual performances at the World Athletics Championships mark it out as … Athletics • 07 Oct 19
Empty seats and Salazar scandal taking focus from sport While it has not been a great World Championships so far for the Irish there have been some wonderful performances. It is just a shame … Athletics • 01 Oct 19
Records under threat at World Championships So finally, it begins. Under the dark cloud of poor ticket sales and ongoing anti-doping scandals, it's time to pit the world best athletes against … Athletics • 27 Sep 19
Challenging time for athletes to peak for Olympics David Gillick gives his take on a year like no other for athletes preparing for the Olympics. Athletics • 19 Sep 19
Medal success will boost Irish duo ahead of Worlds What now? From bronze medallists Ciara Mageean and Mark English to the various Irish athletes who left Glasgow with questions about their performances, that's the … Athletics • 07 Mar 19
Ireland have real medal prospects going to Glasgow Ciara Mageean and Mark English both have great chances of getting on the podium indoors while Phil Healy and Thomas Barr are in the mix. Athletics • 28 Feb 19
'No reason Barr can't be on the podium in Tokyo' No longer a nearly man, Thomas Barr's battle for bronze marks an arrival, writes David Gillick. Athletics • 10 Aug 18
Barr in search of that extra five percent in Berlin Thomas Barr is showing the right form but he will have to be at the peak of his powers if he is to medal in … Athletics • 03 Aug 18
Santry a last chance for some to book ticket to Euros Some will be hoping to use this weekend to fine-tune their preparations, others will be desperate to nail a qualifying time. Athletics • 27 Jul 18
Why our rising stars must be handled with kid gloves How we develop this incredibly exciting batch of young Irish talent is crucial to translating underage success into senior medals. Athletics • 19 Jul 18
Pressure of intense competition vital for teenage stars Sophie O'Sullivan and Patience Jumbo-Gula have excelled in their heats, but this week in Hungary is as much about what our young athletes experience away … Athletics • 06 Jul 18
Irish can shine at Europeans in problematic 'off year' The athletics calendar badly needs to be addressed to prevent the sport disappearing from view. Athletics • 29 Jun 18
I fear for Irish athletes without long-term structures Young talenetd Irish athletes are up against a lack of proper long-term structures and social pressure in their bid to translate success at senior level. Athletics • 23 Jun 18
NCAA graduates like Cléirigh-Buttner are at crossroads Villanova 800m star Síofra Cléirigh-Buttner needs to decide where her future will take her now that her college career is over. Do you return home … Athletics • 15 Jun 18
Healy showing perfect early form for short 2018 season Phil Healy's blistering performances in Santry and Thomas Barr's effort in Oslo both auger well for a season that peaks earlier than normal with the … Athletics • 12 Jun 18
Worlds lifted the sport but gave Ireland a wake-up call So many positives came from the Worlds in London, but Ireland's overall performance wasn't one of them. Athletics • 14 Aug 17
World Championships health issues hard to stomach Here in London, most of the athletics media along with athletes, coaches and team managers have been taking crash courses in the last 24 hours … Athletics • 08 Aug 17
Big-stage Bolt to bow out in style David Gillick is backing Usain Bolt to shrug off an underwhelming season and deliver once again in the high-pressure environment of this weekend's World Championships. Athletics • 03 Aug 17
'These are the days for athletes to do nothing' And so begins the final countdown – those nervous final days before the biggest event of the year, a time when you can't conjure up … Athletics • 03 Aug 17
